Operational Support Generalist I - Information Technology

at Pima County Government in Tucson, Arizona, United States

Job Description

Department - Information Technology

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5422 - Information Technology Support Analyst

Salary Grade: 13

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $60,507 - $72,612 Annually 

Pay Range: $60,507 - $84,718 Annually 

Range Explanation: 

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

The Pima County Information Technology Department is seeking a self-motivated, thorough, disciplined, and perceptive individual for the role of Operational Support Generalist I for the County classified title of Information Technology Support Analyst I. The ideal candidate has experience and working knowledge in Application Administration, Cloud Integration, Data Center Operations, Desktop Support, Networking, and/or System Administration. This role requires close collaboration with other project teams, so strong interpersonal skills are essential. We offer an opportunity to apply and expand your skills, work in a supportive team environment, and advance your career. Bring your energy, enthusiasm, professionalism, and drive for continuous improvement and help make a difference in your community by supporting the mission of Pima County government.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Installs, configures, deploys, troubleshoots and maintains client computing and communications hardware, software and associated peripherals;

• Coordinates, administers and performs installation, configuration, decommission, troubleshooting and maintenance of client devices including desktop/laptop computers, hand-held communication devices and printers;

• Assists in the development and enforcement of client environment configuration and deployment procedures, and practices;

• Troubleshoots and resolves complicated issues within the client operating system, applications and affiliated software and hardware environment;

• Assists in evaluating and recommending client computing and communications devices for use by County employees (e.g., desktop and laptop computers, printers);

• Assists in defining client environment system administration policies, procedures and practices;

• Participates in the development of department and division procedures regarding implementation and configuration of software and hardware used within the client-computing environment;

• Assists in defining client infrastructure and associated component processes and improvement opportunities;

• Monitors client computing and communications environment for proper operation within established performance, function and availability expectations;

• Configures and maintains conference/meeting room presentation equipment;

• Communicates information to and between the user community and other IT resources;

• Captures and records actions taken in Service Desk Management system per Service Desk procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, university or technical trade school with a major in computer science, computer engineering, management information systems (MIS) or a closely-related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment.

OR:

Associate’s degree from an accredited college, university or technical trade school with a major in computer science, computer engineering, management information systems or a closely-related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment AND two years of work experience in information technology, including the maintenance and administration of client computing or communications hardware and software infrastructure.

(Additional relevant work experience/education from an accredited college or university may be substituted.)

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application. 
 

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Experience using utility scripts, ideally PowerShell.

• Experience in Active Directory, Azure, Exchange, Intune, and Office 365.

• Experience in desktop applications and cloud-based applications (SaaS).

• Experience in providing customer support.

• A formal resume as a file uploaded in addition to the job application.

Selection Procedure:

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.